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APPLIUA'HDI FILED IA! 27,1911. 1,031,416. Patented July 2, 1912.

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HERMAN A.. BRANDENBURGER, 0F ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

TIRE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Appli-ization filed May 27, 1911.

Patented July 2, 1912. Serial No. 629,835.

To rl/Z whom, it may concern lie it known that l. HERMAN A. BRANDEN- iiiiiionii, a citizen of the United States. residing at the eity of St. Louis, State of lille souri, have invented certain nevi' and useful improvements in Tires, of which the folliiwingr` is a specification.

The present. invention has reference to protective armor for automobile tires, and more especially to that type of armor which consists of a flexible metallic fabric adapted to be embedded in the body of tlie tire.

It comprehends, primarily. Certain iinA proveniente, hereinafter described at length, .in or relating toY the construction of the fabric proper, and the filling, pieees with which the latter is furnished.

A structural embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, whereinz Figure 1 is n face View of an aiil-.nniiliile Wheel equipped With si tire ifoiieiriiitefl in accordance with said invention.` Figs. i?. and 3 are enlarged sections taken on the lines, 2-2 und 3--3 of Fig. l, Figi 4f is ii |iei'- Speotive View ot one of ilic plates e .['iloveil l in conjunction with the boltsI for fastening.; l

the tire to the telly of the Wheel. Elige.. and (i are enlarged sei'tions tail; i reapingtivelv. on the lines 5 of li`i; ti and ii it of Fig. l, Fig. T is a plan vii w ,l' .fi portion il toe,

of the fabric. lig. is a sei'tion hilfen line 8---8 oil? Fig. T. Figs. i? and IU die, ri sgieiftively. :i plan view and n side iliv'iioo of one of the fillingr pieces that .are e; io'ii'eii iu the tri-ail portion of the armor. l"

:i plan iview of a fabril: equipped ii modified form of fillingv pieve. Fig. lil i@ a .section taken on the lin(` IZWWILT' ol Fig, l1

and Fig'. ,15% is a perspective view oi' one of i the modified filling pim-es.

AS shoivu in said drawings. the fabrieproper l. is composed of series of riA of rings 2 connected oi' interwoven turret er in mueli the saine manner as the rings ot :i so celled coat oil" chain mail. The fuori# is in the forni of a oontiniious bond which einliedded in the bodjiT ot the tire propr-i'- one of Siiiih p during' libe Construction thereof. .find if@ n.

vided at suitable intervals with pleins e, in which the bolts 5 that are emi'ilojiicd to time ten the tire to the folly 6 of the Wheel r 7 are secured. These plaies are pre of the type shown in Fig. 4: that is they are provided along their opposite longitudinal edges with rows of perforetions 8 fl to sav. 3

-ff i disks more securely in position.

:Ulli is l in ivliiih the rings 2 :ire linked. :ind they zii-e also provided with centrally-located internally-threaded tubular bosses 9 wherein the inner ends ot' said bolts 5 :irc engaged.

The valves 10 employed in conjunction `with the tire are 'or1nected to the metal fabric in much the same manner :is the plates end bolts just deseribed. The enlarged head portions 11 oli' the valves are embeded in the tire body. as shown in Fig. i2. and the rings ore joined to the flanges l2 formed upon said heads. the valve bodies 13 projecting through openings li the fellv 6. i 'The ,interstiees between mutually-Connected rings are designed to receive filling,r pieces, which latter are preferably of tivo kindaiis illustrated in Fig. 7. The filling pieces l5 which are arranged in the tread portion ot' the lire :ire shown in detail in Figs. il and lil. They consist of double eonivx disks lo' adapted to lio embedded in the meshesL of the fabric and formed upon their outer tarios with substantially triangular lugs 1T whose sides :ire Lurved to tit snugly against the portions of the rings directly iid thereto. thereby to fill the tranfgjnlar ...ice-S und. also.y lo hold said rings against inoi'iniei'it in the rilliliei tire liridff. The outer ende of ille lugs 17 nre formed. in liuii. with longitudinal projections IS. which are enlistiiiiliiillv triangular in shape :ind uw ilesifgiied lo extend to the tread of the iii'i. no :is to ntloiil additional wearing sui1v 'fare ilieretor. The lilling pieces l) that are firming-"d along the side or longitudinal edge nis ol" the fabric are likewise consti tilted by double eonvex disks which :ire Similar lo the disk portion i6 of the tread tilliugir pieces. These disks are held in place `solely iii* the rings themselves. the latter heine' so .'-losolv interwoven :is to require no vx'trfuie retaining nimiiis.

plaire of the fillingr pieces l5 and lil.

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i those :shown in Figs. ll to 13 may be used,

li" doin-ed. The modified disks, which are indidted bj-.i the reference numeral 20, ore eh .Formed :itI diametrically opposite points .nh :i pair of Wedge-like projections 2l.

lit-tions being located upon fare of the disli sind the other projecugion the opposite. face. Said projetI` sire designed to till the small interia'tiveen the rings above and below the At ihe disks so as to retain the The completed fabric, as will be under- Sil until both sides of said fabric are covered with rubber. after which said edges are connected to-thc valve-heads 11 and plates 4 and attached to each other at the points between those parts; the joint may then be vulcanized. The tire thus formed will be strengthened to a great extent by the elnbedded fabric, and especially at its tread portion, by reason of the extension of the projections 18 of the filling pieces `i5 to the surface of that portion. The employment of the filling pieces results in the formation of a practically continuous metal fabric, the requisite flexibility of which, nevertheless,

not impaired.

that l claim is:

l. Protective armor for tires comprising a band of chain fabric and double convex filling disks inserted wholly in the inter stices.

Protective armor for tires comprising4 a band of chain fabric and filling disks inserted in the interstices, said disks having projections formed thereon.

Protective varmor for tires comprising a band of chain fabric and double convex filling disks inserted Wholly in the intersticcsr` said disks having projections formed thereon.

4. Protective armor for tires con'lprising a band of chain fabric and filling disks inserted in the interstices, certain of said disks being formed with outwardly projecting triangular lugs having their sides curved to fit snugly against the chain members directly adjacent thereto.

5. Protective armor for tires comprising a band of chain fabric and filling disks inserted in the interstices.y ce1-tain of said disks being formed with outwardly projecting lugs provided with longitudinal projections.

6. Protective armor for tires comprising a band of chain fabric and filling disks inserted in the interstices, certain of said disks being formed with outwardly projecting triangular lugs having their sides curved to fit snugly against the chain members directly adjacent thereto, said lugs being provided with longitudinal projections.

T. Protective armor, for tires comprising a band of chain fabric and filling disks inserted in the interstices, said disks having projections formed upon their opposite faces.

8. Protective armor for tires comprising a band of chain fabric and filling disks inserted in the interstices, said disks having Wedgeshaped projections formed thereon.

9. Protective armor for tires comprising a band of chain fabric and filling disks inserted' in the interstices, said disks having wedge-shaped projections formed on their opposite faces.

l0. Protective armor for tires comprising a continuous tubular band of chain fabric filling disks inserted in the interstices, the

disks in the tread portion of said band be ing formed with outwardly projectinglugs.

11. Protective armor for tires comprising a continuous tubular-band of chain fabric having its side edges connected together` and double convex filling disks inserted Wholly in the interstices, the disks in the the tread portion of said band being formed with outwardly projecting lugs.

l2. Protective armor for tires comprising a continuons tubular band of chain fabric having its side edges connected together. and filling disks inserted in the intcrsticcs and `having convex outer faces, the disks in the tread portion of said band being formed with outwardly projecting lugs.

13. A fabric comprising a body of ruober, and a band embedded therein and con sisting of interwoven rings having filling disks inserted in the interstices therebetween. n

ln testimony whereof l hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HERMAN BRANDENBURGER.

Witnesses:

Lo'r'rrn M. Fox, BERTHA von BnnRENs.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

